WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Joe Biden today signed a law to boost Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million Americans who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public service jobs. The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act was introduced in the Senate by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Collins (R-M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, President Joe Biden took executive action to help protect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling, issuing an executive order to put a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal and offshore waters in an area that spans about 625 million acres. President-elect Donald Trump then stated he plans to "unban it immediately" and reverse President Biden's ban o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden took executive action to help protect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling, issuing an executive order to put a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal and offshore waters in an area that spans about 625 million acres. President-elect Donald Trump then stated he plans to "unban it immediately" and reverse Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Nearly 24 million people - including 3.2 million new consumers -- have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans for 2025 so far, and more are expected to choose policies before open enrollment ends on January 15 in most states through the federal marketplace, Healthcare.gov. Rhode Islanders in need of affordable coverage options have until the end of February to pick  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to keep more Rhode Islander safely and stably housed and avert preventable evictions, U.S. Senator Jack Reed recently helped deliver $2.5 million in federal funding to Rhode Island through the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP). The federal funds will be utilized by Rhode Island Legal Services (RILS) and its partners to provide no-cost legal assistance to local resident  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Mr. Peter Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense. Following the meeting, Senator Reed issued the following statement: "Today's meeting did not relieve my concerns about Mr. Hegseth's lack of qualifications and raised more questions than answers. "As with any nomine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NEWPORT, RI - No, Rhode Island is not pregnant. But the Ocean State will soon be giving 'berth' to two sets of 360-foot twin U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) that weigh in at about 4,500 long tons when fully loaded. The Heritage-class vessels will each have room onboard for 100-plus crewmembers. The four sister ships will eventually replace the two 270-foot medium endurance cutters s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: NEWPORT, RI No, Rhode Island is not pregnant. But the Ocean State will soon be giving 'berth' to two sets of 360-foot twin U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) that weigh in at about 4,500 long tons when fully loaded. The Heritage-class vessels will each have room onboard for 100-plus crewmembers. The four sister ships will eventually replace the two 270-foot medium endurance cutters sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today lauded President Joe Biden for shielding the Rhode Island coast from offshore oil and gas drilling. "President Biden has done well by Rhode Islanders in protecting our coast from the economic and environmental dangers of offshore drilling. I'm hopeful that this actio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) yesterday reintroduced the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act, legislation to end the twice-yearly time change and make Daylight Saving Time permanent nationwide. Senators Whitehouse and Scott were joined as original cosponsors of the legislation by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ron Wyden (D-OR),  more